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Fri, 02 Jan - Mon, 05 Jan 1998 - 00:00 – 2nd Test • Sydney Cricket Ground
Australia won by an innings and 21 runs
Australia
355/10 (31.10)
South Africa
501/3 (20.00) & 113/10 (53)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Best Average
Shane Warne
9.909090
Paul Reiffel
20.666666
Shaun Pollock
23.666666
Allan Donald
27.000000
Glenn McGrath
29.500000
Most 50s
Hansie Cronje
2
Herschelle Gibbs
2
Steve Waugh
1
Ricky Ponting
1
Best Bowling Fig
Shane Warne
6
Paul Reiffel
3
Allan Donald
3
Shaun Pollock
3
Pat Symcox
2
Michael Bevan
2
Greg Blewett
1
Best Economy
Steve Waugh
1.250000
Paul Reiffel
1.722222
Paul Adams
1.736842
Hansie Cronje
2.000000
Shane Warne
2.052730
Most Wickets
Shane Warne
11
Paul Reiffel
3
Allan Donald
3
Shaun Pollock
3
Pat Symcox
2
Most Runs Conceed
Shane Warne
109
Pat Symcox
103
Allan Donald
81
Michael Bevan
74
Shaun Pollock
71
Most Wickets
Glenn McGrath
2
Michael Bevan
2
Greg Blewett
1
Brian McMillan
1
Paul Adams
1
Best Averages
Mark Waugh
100.000000
Steve Waugh
85.000000
Ricky Ponting
62.000000
Hansie Cronje
46.500000
Pat Symcox
33.500000
Best Strike Rate
Pat Symcox
0.598214
Brian McMillan
0.566666
Mark Waugh
0.537634
Matthew Elliott
0.484848
Shane Warne
0.428571
Most Runs
Mark Waugh
100
Hansie Cronje
93
Steve Waugh
85
Pat Symcox
67
Ricky Ponting
62
Highest Score
Mark Waugh
100
Hansie Cronje
88
Steve Waugh
85
Ricky Ponting
62
Herschelle Gibbs
54
Most Fours
Mark Waugh
12
Steve Waugh
9
Pat Symcox
9
Hansie Cronje
8
Jacques Kallis
6
Herschelle Gibbs
6
Adam Bacher
4
Most Runs Conceed
Paul Adams
66
Paul Reiffel
62
Best Economy
Greg Blewett
2.066666
Shaun Pollock
2.151515
Best Strike Rate
Shane Warne
28.9636
Allan Donald
60.8
Shaun Pollock
66
Most Runs
Jacques Kallis
61
Herschelle Gibbs
55
Most Ducks
David Richardson
2
Gary Kirsten
2
Paul Adams
2
Best Average
Greg Blewett
31.000000
Michael Bevan
37.000000
Most Not Outs
Allan Donald
2
Paul Adams
2
Ian Healy
1
Best Strike Rate
Steve Waugh
0.427135
Adam Bacher
0.422680
Best Averages
Matthew Elliott
32.000000
Jacques Kallis
30.500000
Most 100s
Mark Waugh
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Pat Symcox
103
Allan Donald
81
Shane Warne
75
Shaun Pollock
71
Paul Adams
66
Michael Bevan
56
Brian McMillan
55
Most Ducks
Paul Reiffel
1
Highest Score
Ian Healy
46
Jacques Kallis
45
Most sixes
Mark Waugh
1
Ricky Ponting
1
Pat Symcox
1
Best Strike Rate
Paul Reiffel
72
Glenn McGrath
75
Michael Bevan
78
Greg Blewett
90
Most Fours
Brian McMillan
2
Ian Healy
2
Shane Warne
2
Most Balls Faced
Hansie Cronje
297
Steve Waugh
199
Mark Waugh
186
Herschelle Gibbs
175
Jacques Kallis
169
Ricky Ponting
155
Ian Healy
130